My worst experience in over 100 mile per hour winds was climbing San Gorgonio mountain in the winter time with blowing ice. The ice was cutting my face so I covered my face with plastic I had for sliding down the mountain's snow to a lower altitude from the summit. However, it also protected my face from being sliced up by ice hitting it at over 100 miles per hour. It kept gusting and I kept falling down because you cannot stand up in gusting 100 mph winds. So, finally I gave up after hurting myself falling many times and just slid down the snow from 11,000 feet into the valley to the east of San Gorgonio peak that is connected to Slushy meadows and the stream there.
The point is you cannot really stand up in 100 mile per hour or more winds unless you are holding onto a tree or rock or are roped to something like a tree or rock and if it is gusting at 100 mph or more you are going to just be falling down over and over again to the point where it's better to hide behind a rock or a tree to get out of the wind so you don't die.
The real point I'm trying to make here is that as global warming increases the winds also will increase in all forms, rain, winds, snow, hail, sleet, drought, dust and dirt and signs and limbs from trees and twigs and small rocks blowing through the air like projectiles.
So, in high winds you have to watch out for projectiles of all kinds that might have been lying around or like signs now blowing through the air or aluminum roofing which at that wind speed is only going to kill people.
But, it's also true that even if there were no humans or animals alive on earth during the next 500 years Global warming is going to increase exponentially just from the damage humans have already done to the ecosystem the last 25,000 years or so already.
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San Gorgonio Mountain, also known locally as Mount San Gorgonio, or Old Greyback, is the highest peak in Southern California and the Transverse Ranges at ...
Parent range: San Bernardino Mountains
First ascent: 1872 by W. A. Goodyear and Mark ...
Prominence: 8,294 ft (2,528 m) ↓ Soledad Pass
Easiest route: Strenuous Hike
Guide to Hiking San Gorgonio Mountain via the Vivian Creek Trailhead
https://socalhiker.net/hiking-san-gorgonio-via-vivian-creek/
Jul 6, 2010 - San Gorgonio is the tallest mountain in Southern California, and a rite of passage for serious hikers in the area.
Elevation gain: 5,840 ft
Difficulty: Strenuous
Distance: 17.3 miles
Fees & Permits: Parking Fee & Voluntary Permit
Highest Elevation: 11,503 feet (3506m)
Park Phone: 909-382-2882
Distance: 18.5 miles (29.8 km)
San Bernardino National Forest - San Gorgonio Mountain Trail 1E02
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid...
The San Gorgonio Mountain maintains the longest recorded line of sight in the contiguous United States – it is plainly visible from the summit of Mount Whitney,
Vivian Creek Trail to San Gorgonio Peak - California | AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com › United States › California › San Gorgonio Wilderness
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